''The Highest Law'' is a 1921 American silent

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directed by

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and starring Ince,

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and

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.Munden p.350

Cast

as Abraham Lincoln *

as Bobby Goodwin *

as Mrs. Goodwin * Aleen Burr as The Girl * Cecil Crawford as Tad

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s historical drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American historical drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ralph Ince Selznick Pictures films 1920s American films Silent American drama films {{1920s-US-film-stub